scrumpy
(UK, Irish) A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation.
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(UK, Irish) A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation.
“Today is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Adge Cutler, pioneer of Scrumpy and Western music. #AdgeCutler #ScrumpyandWestern #Wurzels”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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- scrumpy and western75%
(UK, humorous, music genre) A genre of comical folk songs from England's West Country.
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(childish, or, colloquial, UK) Delicious.
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(British, Irish, Australia, NZ, Canada) An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- crumpy66%
(UK, dialect) brittle; crisp.
- jerkum65%
A lost British dialect drink — a rough cider brewed with plums thrown into the mix, made in the West Country and drunk by farm labourers who wanted something stronger than plain apple cider. It was the kind of thing knocked back at harvest time with no questions asked about the recipe. The word captures a whole world of rural British booze culture that's mostly vanished.